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• Appendix B •

A Chronology of University Theatre Seasons 1961-2007

1961-62 A Cup of Trembling, by Elizabeth Barryhill Fall Quarter The Robe, book by Lloyd C. Douglas Adapted by John McGreevey March 10, 11 The Curious Savage, by May 25, 26

1962-63 Christ in the Concrete City, by P.W. Turner and Everyman, Anonymous November 30 - December 1 Cry, The Beloved Country, by Alan Paton March 8, 9 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare May 24, 25

1963-64 The Lark, by Jean Anouilh November 21, 22, 23 The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson March 12, 13, 14 Only An Orphan Girl, by Hennings Nelms May 22, 23, 28, 29, 30

1964-65 The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare November 19, 20, 21 OPERA: Dido and Anenas, by Henry Purcell February 28, 29 Many Moons, by James Thurder, Adapted by Charlotte Chorpenning May 8, 9

1965-66 , by Thorton Wilder November 18, 19, 20, 23 The Glass Menagerie, by March 3, 5, 10, 11, 12

1966-67 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare November 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 Puss in Boots by Rowena Bennett (touring children’s play) December ONE ACT PLAYS: February 16, 17, 18 The Bald Soprano, by Eugene Ionesco The Happy Journey, by Thorton Wilder It Should Happen to a Dog, by Wolf Mankoweitz Brand, by Henrik Ibsen March 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 The Fantasticks, by Tom Jones and Schmidt May 19, 20, 24, 27

1967-68 A Company of Wayward Saints, by George Herman November 15, 16, 17, 18 St. George The Reluctant Dragon (touring children’s play) December The Investigation, by Peter Weiss February 1, 2, 3 Billy Budd, by Louis O. Coxe and Robert Chapman March 6, 7, 8, 9 Carnival, by Michael Stewart May 17, 18, 24, 25

1968-69 The Far Country, by Henry Denker November 20, 21, 22, 23 The Royal Hunt of the Sun, by Peter Shaffer February 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 Thurber Does His Thing, original based on James Thurber material Spring Quarter

1969-70 Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare May

1970-71 Look Homeward Angel, by Thomas Wolf November 19, 20, 21

1971-72 Summertree, by Ron Cowen November 17, 18, 19, 20 A Sleep of Prisoners, by Christopher Fry March 1, 2, 3, 4 The Servant of Two Masters, by Carlo Goldoni Spring Quarter

1972-73 The Roar of the Greasepaint, by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley November , by Peter Shaffer White Lies, by Peter Shaffer April 26, 27, 28, May 3, 4, 5

1973-74 You Can’t Take It With You, by and George Kaufman November 2, 3 ,9, 10 Where’s Charley ?, by February 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 J.B., by Archibald MacLeish April 5, 6, 12, 13

1974-75 Godspell, by John-Michael Tabelak and Stephen Schwartz October 4, 5, 9. 10, 11, 12 The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson November 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 Man of La Mancha, by Dale Wasserman January 31 and February 1, 6, 7, 8 Tartuffe, by Moliere April 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

1975-76 Ah, Wilderness, by Eugene O’Neill November 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 The Devil’s Disciple, by February 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 A Company of Wayward Saints, by George Herman May 7, 8, 13, 14, 15

1976-77 Reynard The Fox, by Arthur Fauquez November 12, 13, 19, 20 Measure for Measure and As You Like It, by William Shakespeare February 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

1977-78 Screwtape, by Jame Forsyth November 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 Ride! Ride!, by Alan Thornhill February 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 Ten Nights in a Bar-Room, by William W. Pratt May 12, 13, 19, 20

1978-79 Two by Two, by Richard Rogers, Peter Stone, Martin Charnin November 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 Amahl and the Night Visitors, by Gian Carlo Menotti December 3, 4 The Skin of Our Teeth, by Thorton Wilder February 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 Hansel and Gretel, by Moses Goldberg and Twice As Nice, by Christine Parrent Spring Quarter

1979-80 Ten Little Indians, by Agatha Christie November 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith February 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, March 1 , by May 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

1980-81 Death Takes a Holiday, by Alberto Casella November 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 A Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare February 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 A Thurber Carnival, by James Thurber May 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 1981-82 Rashomon, by Fay and Michael Kanin November 13, 14, 20, 21, 22 The Fantasticks, by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt February 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 Ring Around the Moon, by Jean Anouilh May 14, 15, 20, 21, 22

1982-83 Seasons of His Mercy, by Bonnie Brooks November 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 The Caucasian Chalk Circle, by Bertoldt Brecht February 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

ONE ACT PLAYS: A Phoenix Too Frequent, by Christopher Fry The Act and The Image, by George Scranton April 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare May 13, 14, 19, 20, 21

1983-84 The Hollow, by Agatha Christie November 10 - 12, 17 - 19 Gap in Generations, by Jerry Blunt and the Affamati Company Winter Quarter Little Eyolf, by Henrik Ibsen April 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 Blithe Spirit, by Noel Coward May 10, 11, 12, 17, 19

1984-85 The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde November 15, 16, 17; 29, 30, December 1 Opera Scenes: February 2, 3, 4 Cosi Fan Tutte, by Mozart Cinderella, by Rossini The Old Maid and the Thief, by Menotti Hotel Universe, by February 21, 22, 23; 28, March 1, 2 Plays from the Medieval English Cycles (Medieval Fair) May 17, 18

1985-86 The Diviners, by James Leonard, Jr. January 23-25, 30-February 1 Charlie's Aunt, by Brandon Thomas February 27-March 1, 6-8 Opera Scenes: April 17-19 Scenes from: Hansel and Gretel, by Engelbert Humperdinck The Magic Flute, by Wolfgang Mozart La Serva Padrona, by Gian Carlo Menotti

1986-87 Amahl and the Night Visitors, by Gian Carlo Menotti December 5-7, 12-14 The Winters Tale, by William Shakespeare January 29-31, February 4-7 Opera Scenes: February 20-21 Cosi Fan Tutti, by Sir John In Love, by Ralph Vaughn Williams The Telephone, by Gian Carlo Menotti Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett April 2-4, 9-11 The Imaginary Invalid, by Moliere May 7-9, 14-16 Magic, by G.K. Chesterton June 25-27 October 29-31

1987-88 Amahl and the Night Visitors, by Gian Carlo Menotti December 3-6, 11-13 Quilters, by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek January 21-23, 28-30-February 4-6 The Fifth Sun, by Nicholas A. Patricca March 3-5, 1-12 Opera Scenes: April 15-16 Old Maid and the Thief, by Gian Carlo Menotti Cosi Fan Tutti, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sour Angelica, by Giacomo Puccini The Art of Dining, by Tina Howe May 5-7, 12-14 Jack and the Bean Talk, by Anita Jo Lenhart July 21-23

1988-89 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson December 1-4, 9-11 , Here I Come!, by Brian Friel January 26-28, February 2-4 Opera Workshop: Trouble in Tahiti, by Leonard Bernstein March 3-4 The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie April 6-8, 13-15 End of the World with Symposium to Follow, by Arthur Kopit May 11-13, 18-20 Step on a Crack, by Suzan Zeder July 6-8 In a Room Somewhere, by Suzan Zeder July 27-29

1989-90 Why the Lord Come to Sand Mountain, by Romulus Linney November 30, December 1-3, 8-10 Our Town, by Thornton Wilder January 25-27, February 1-3 A Company of Wayward Saints, by George Herman March 29-31, April 5-7 Opera: Down in the Valley, by Kurt Weill May 11-12, 18-19 Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis, Adaptation by William D. Rearick June 27-28

1990-91 C.S. Lewis on Stage, by Tom Key October 18, 19 Christmas Dreams, by Jon Robertson November 29-30-December 1, 6-8 A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare January 24-26, 31, February 1-2 The Good Doctor, by February 28, March 1-2, 7-9 A Doll House, by Henrik Ibsen May 9-11, 16-18

1991-92 The Road to Mecca, by Athol Fugard November 14-16, 21-23 To Gillian on her 37th Birthday, by Michael Brady December 4-7 (Studio) The Foreigner, by Larry Shue January 23-25, 30-31, February 1 The Bald Soprano, by Eugene Ionesco and Charlie, by Slawomir Mrozek April 1-4 (Studio) Sing For Your Supper, by Richard Levine and John Fearnley April 30, May 1-2, 7-9

1992-93 Sisters, by Wendy Lill November 12-14, 19-21 Godspell, by John-Michael Tebelak, Stephen Schwartz January 28-30, February 4-6 Opera: The Telephone, by Gian Carlo Menotti Fortune's Favorites, by Seymour Barab March 3-6 (Studio) Wencelas Square, by Larry Shue April 14-17 (Studio) The Dining Room, by A.R. Gurney, Jr. May 18-22

1993-94 Angels Fall, by November 11-13, 18-20 Shadowlands, by William Nicholson January 27-29, February 3-5 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 1-5 (Studio) A Slight Ache by Harold Pinter Breathing Room, by Mark A. Oppenlander Painting Churches, by Tina Howe April 21-23. 28-30 Eleemosynary, by Lee Blessing (Backstage Theatre) May 24-28

1994-95 Damien, by Aldyth Morris October 20-22 , by Neil Simon November 10-12, 17-19 The Tempest, by William Shakespeare January 26-28, February 2-4 STUDENT ONE ACTS: February 28, March 1-4 (Studio) Lip Service, by Howard Korder Lemonade, by James Prideaux The Jeremiah, by Diane Ney April 20-22, 27-29 Opera: The Medium, by Gian Carlo Menotti May 23-26 (Studio)

1995-96 Wings, by Arthur Kopit November 9-11, 16-18 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, by John Bishop January 25-27, February 1-3

STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 6-9 (Studio) Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, by Rosen's Son, by Joseph Pintauro 84 Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff April 18-20, 25-27 Talley's Folly, by Lanford Wilson May 21-25 (Studio)

1996-97 Scenes From American Life, by A.R. Gurney November 14-16, 21-23 Tartuffe, by Moliere January 30-February 1, 6-8 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 11-15 (Studio) Haiku, by Katherine Snodgrass Sure Thing by David Ives The Fantasticks, by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt April 17-19, 24-26 Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz May 27- 31 (Studio)

1997-98 Lettice and Lovage, by Peter Shafer November 13-15, 20-22 Unspoken for Time, by Jeff Barker January 29-31, February 5-7 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 10-14 The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang Bedtime by Mary Gallagher Aria da Capo by Edna St. Vincent Millay Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling April 23-25, 30 May 1,2 Mr. A’s Amazing Maze Plays, By Alan Ayckbourn May 26-30 (Studio)

1998-99 ALUMNI SHOW: Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare October 14-17 (Studio) An Inspector Calls, by J.B. Priestly November 12-14, 19-21 The Skin of Our Teeth, by Thornton Wilder January 28-30, February 4-6 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 9-13 (Backstage Theatre) It’s Called the Sugar Plum, by Israel Horowitz A Thing of Beauty, by Charles Kray Marvin’s Room, by Scott McPherson April 22-24, 29-May 1 Little Red Riding Hood, a Children’s Opera by Seymour Barab May 25-29 (Backstage Theatre)

1999-2000 Museum, by Tina Howe November 11-13, 18-20 The Royal Hunt of the Sun, by Peter Shaffer January 27-29, February 3-5 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 7-11 (Studio) Blind Date, by The Universal Language, By David Ives

Royal Gambit, by Hermann Gressieker Translated and Adapted by George White April 6-8, 13-15 The Women on William’s Mind, Extractions from Shakespeare Adapted by James Chapman May 23-27 (Studio)

2000-2001 Holiday Memories by Truman Capote Stage Version by Russell Vandenbroucke November 9-11,16-18 The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance January 25-27, February 1-3 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 6-10 (Studio) Overruled by Bernard Shaw Village Wooing by Bernard Shaw Translations by Brian Friel April 19-21, 26-28 Waiting for the Parade by John Murrell (Backstage Theatre) May 22-26 (Studio)

2001-2002 A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie Adapted for the Stage by Leslie Darbon November 8-10,15-17 Macbeth by Shakespeare Adapted by James L. Chapman January 24-26, 31, February 1,2 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 5-9 (Studio) Childhood by Thornton Wilder Where Have All The Lightening Bugs Gone? By Louis E. Catron Some of My Best Friends Are Smiths By David Campton The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde April 18-20, 25-27 Chanticleer A Comic Opera based on a tale by Geoffrey Chaucer by Seymour Barab May 21-25 (Backstage Theatre)

2002-2003 Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring November 14-16, 21-23 The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Urhy January 23-25, 30,31, February 1 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 4-8 (Studio) Trifles by Sure Thing by David Ives Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread by David Ives As It Is In Heaven by Arlene Hutton April 24-26, May 1-3 Doors by Suzan Zeder May 20-24 (Backstage Theatre)

2003-2004 The Curious Savage by John Patrick November 13-15, 20-22 J. B. by Archibald LacLeish January 22-24, 29-31 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 2-6 (Studio) The Jewish Wife by Bertolt Brecht Winners All by Ida Lublenski Ehrlich Words, Words, Words by David Ives The Actor’s Nightmare by Christopher Durang Antigone by Sophocles, translation by Nicholas Rudall April 22-24, 29-May 1 Green Eggs and Ham-Getruude McFuzz by Dr. Seuss and Robert Kapilow May 25-29 (Backstage Theatre)

2004-2005 The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams November 11-13, 18-20 A Man For All Seasons by January 27-29, February 3-5 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 8-12 (Studio) The Maker of Dreams by Oliphant Down Desire, Desire, Desire by Christopher Durang A White Butterfly by Gabriela Roepke A Shayna Maidel by Barbara Lebow The Inner Circle by Patricia Loughrey (Backstage Theatre)

2005-2006 Quilters by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek November 10-12, 17-19 The Crucible by January 26-28, February 2-4 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 7-11 (Studio) A Need for Brussels Sprouts by Red Carnations by Glenn Hughes Scuba Lessons by Joseph Zeccola Twelfth Night: Or What You Will by William Shakespeare April 20-22, 27-29 The Last Paving Stone by Y York (Backstage Theatre) May 23-27

2006-2007 You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Charles m. Schultz, Clark M. Gesner November 9-11, 16-18 The Runner Stumbles by Milan Stitt January 25-27, February 1-3 STUDENT ONE ACTS: March 6-10 (Studio) The Proposal by Mediocrity by Anton Robert Krueger Sound Cues by Michael Vukadinovich She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith April 19-21, 26-28 Befriending Bertha by Kerry Muir May 22-26 (Backstage Theatre)